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DE SCALA v. PANAMA CANAL CO.

222 F.Supp. 931 (1963)

Aniello DE SCALA, Plaintiff, v. PANAMA CANAL CO., Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

September 10, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fisch, Kaplan & Goldman, New York City, Richard L. Fisch, New York City, of counsel, for plaintiff.

Hampton & Dietel, New York City, Alexander, Ash & Schwartz, Sidney A. Schwartz, Joseph Arthur Cohen, New York City, of counsel, for defendant.

United States Department of Justice, Admiralty and Shipping Section, New York City, Louis E. Greco, New York City, of counsel, amicus curiæ.

WEINFELD, District Judge.

This action was brought by the plaintiff, a longshoreman, to recover damages for injuries sustained during the course of berthing the S/S Cristobal in navigable waters at Pier 64, New York City. He was stationed on the pier and was struck on the head by a so-called cat's paw, the weighted end of a heaving line which was thrown by a crew member from the deck of the ship to the pier. The vessel was owned and operated by the defendant, Panama...

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